mortgage: Cary NC Real Estate: Local Real Estate Expert located by National Press through ActiveRain! Hi, Mr. Inman!!! - 12/06/07 07:20 PM
I got a call from Glenn Roberts at Inman News today.
Yessireee, he found this humble Cary, NC, real estate agent through ActiveRain.
He found my blog on AR and interviewed me about my opinion of the subprime mortgage bailout.The quotes aren't perfect, but they work for me...
This is the 2nd time in 2007 that blogging, AR blogging to … (18 comments)
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mortgage: Court says, "No" to Foreclosure! Is your home now "Foreclosure-Proof?" NOTE: Do not try this at home! - 11/15/07 06:24 AM
Hot off the presses:
Federal judge in Cleveland dismisses mortgage investor pool foreclosure claims against 14 properties.
(The link takes you to a New York Times article. You may have to register to read, but registration is free.)
Mortgage-backed security pooling spreads risk, and allows many Americans to own homes. And is incomprehensible to most … (9 comments)
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mortgage: Cary, NC Real Estate: My lender referral is for YOUR good. Buyers who use my referred lenders close on their contracts! - 11/14/07 04:28 PM
Again, a Buyer who didn't use my referred mortgage lender called me after the lender let him down.
And the scramble starts, to get the clients in front of someone I know can perform, offer clarity, and get the job done within a short closing window. I use up a little of my stock of good will … (3 comments)
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mortgage: Cary NC Real Estate, Closing table grins and chuckles... - 11/10/07 03:24 PM
Sometimes getting the keys conveyed properly is a small hurdle.
Folks sign all the paperwork, and expect to get the keys. Legally, they do not own the home in North Carolina until the deed is recorded. And that is the best time to hand over the keys, after recording of the deed. … (14 comments)
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mortgage: LendingTree going solo! Who's going to be buying stock in LendingTree? - 11/05/07 09:41 AM
IAC/Interactive announced this morning that it will be splitting into 5 independent publicly traded companies.The real estate end of the company, LendingTree, real estate.com, domainia, etc, will be organized under the LendingTree brand.I heard the fellers on CNBC, particularly Joe Kernan, saying it was overdue, and that the company had been … (2 comments)
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mortgage: Active Rain Profiles: Are you "The Jimmy?" Third person profiles; what's up with that? - 10/03/07 10:22 PM
Have you noticed? It would seem that many folks are having their profiles professionally written. Or something. There are a LOT of profiles written in the third person, a la, Seinfeld's "The Jimmy." They occur on AR, but also on other sites, including personal Realtor home pages.
" Broker Mike Jaquish is … (21 comments)
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mortgage: Wake County, NC, Real Estate, Buyers' Market? You still have to be a BUYER to buy a home! - 08/28/07 07:27 AM
Wake County, NC, is blessed with a fairly stable real estate market. We don't have a huge price bubble, and we don't generally see the trough that some of the country is experiencing.
Folks who want to buy a new home in Wake County aren't seeing the market dynamics incessantly promoted in the national … (11 comments)
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mortgage: Foreclosures: False savings for the average buyer - 06/11/07 11:08 PM
Realtor Magazine OnLine said something today that I recently mentioned in "Foreclosures are for Rich People," when they quoted Scott Mitchell:
"It's almost every day now that we see a [foreclosed] house in awful condition," says Scott Mitchell, president of National Property Inspections, a company that provides home inspections and assessments in … (6 comments)
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mortgage: Seller Asks, "Should we replace the carpet or offer a "Carpet Allowance?" - 02/16/07 10:17 PM
The nice folks were readying their home for market when the question came up, "Should we replace the carpet or offer a "Carpet Allowance?"
My input?
"If you can afford to, replace the carpet with a good mid-grade carpet in a neutral color. It will save you money and take all carpet discussion … (8 comments)
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mortgage: Do you have language skills... Or language resources? - 02/15/07 10:59 PM
I was talking to my friend Ahmed Ammar today about building business, and addressing niches today.
We got into languages and I asked him, "What languages do you speak other than English?"
He said, "Arabaic."
Me, "Well, you should be blogging an English/Arabic blog. And an English/Arabic newsletter. There are many people in … (12 comments)
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mortgage: Avoid Lease Option Heartache! - 01/08/07 04:57 AM
Avoid Lease Option Heartache
So, you have some income, but you messed up your credit a few years back and with a couple of repossessions and a foreclosure, you think you'll never own a home again. How could it get worse?
Well, one way to make it worse is to fall into a … (13 comments)
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mortgage: First Time Buyers - 01/05/07 10:20 PM
So, you've been doing this real estate business gig for a while. You have your scripts and marketing down pat. You know your MLS and your housing market. Showing homes is second nature and you can breeze through the features with aplomb. No sweat, no worries, right?
Well slow down a second... … (7 comments)
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